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OSU royalty ... or British royalty?

By: Linda Deitch

The Columbus Dispatch - October 01, 2012 02:11 PM

DISPATCH FILE PHOTO PUBLISHED OCT. 26, 1969

43 YEARS AGO: Ohio State University Homecoming Queen Joan Kulp accepts her
trophy and thanks the crowd of 86,576 at Ohio Stadium. "Miss Kulp's smile sums up the mood of
the day," The Dispatch reported. "... a beautiful, sun-drenched homecoming and a 41-0 victory over
Illinois for the first-in-the-nation Buckeyes."

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When I was looking through our archival photos of the 1969 Homecoming at Ohio State, I saw a
familiar royal smile that made me pause.

Then I realized that the OSU Queen that year, Joan Kulp, looked a lot like
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge -- also known as Kate Middleton -- does
today!

1969 DISPATCH FILE PHOTO; 2011 AP FILE PHOTO

Joan Leslie Kulp was a 19-year-old sophomore majoring in Education and a member of
the Rho Mates of Alpha Gamma Rho when she was named Ohio State's homecoming queen in October 1969.
The news of the announcement was on the front page of The Dispatch.

Ironically, she was from Glencoe, Ill. -- and the Buckeyes were playing Illinois on game
day.

Members of her court were Linda Vogel, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Jeanne Philby, Bradley Hall; Marie
Gallo, Zeta Tau Alpha; and Mary Beschenbossel, Alpha Xi Delta. Kulp was crowned queen at a
homecoming dance on Friday at the Ohio Union. She and her court were crowned in pre-game
ceremonies.

Ohio State was back in undisputed first place in the Big 10 after the game, a 41-0 thrashing of
its opponent. It was the 19th in a Buckeyes winning streak that spanned three seasons.

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OSU Homecoming 2012 events run this week
(Oct. 1-6) with the football game this Saturday night (8:00 p.m.) against the Nebraska
Cornhuskers.